The South African Police Service (SAPS) remains relentless in its efforts to detect and permanently remove illegal firearms and ammunition in circulation.
Today, 11 September 2026, the South African Police Service (#SAPS), together with the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS), will destroy 1787 firearms and firearm parts during a destruction process in Gauteng.
The Acting National Commissioner: South African Police Service (SAPS) Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane together with the Lesotho Mounted Police Service, Commissioner Advocate Borotho Matsoso, Firearms Compliance and Enforcement Head, Brigadier (Dr) Simon Bopape,
Acting Component Head for Firearm, Liquor and Second-Hand Goods (FLASH), Brigadier Nonhlanhla Sikhakhane, and senior SAPS management as they officiate over the official firearm destruction process.
These firearms and firearm parts have been collected during policing operations across the Kingdom of Lesotho and subsequently forfeited to the State.
SAPS has destroyed 317 811 firearms in the last seven years.
Did You Know ? September is officially recognised as Africa Amnesty Month by the African Union for the voluntary surrender and collection of illegally owned weapons.
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